Cookies, cookies, and more yummy cookies.

[Chris_Evans]

Hi everyone, is there any chance somebody could give me a basic example of a cookie? I just need an example, e.g. goto the page and it says you haven't been here before, goto it again and the cookie tells the page you have been here before.

Anyone?

Thanks in advance,

Chris

[jpmoriarty]

as ever, the best examples are usually found in the manual

[mogster]

Here's the syntax:

## Cookie expires with browser session ##
setcookie ("username", $value);
## Cookie expires at timeout ##
$time = time()+3600; //1 hour
setcookie ("username", $value, $time);
## Cookie will be enabled for whole domain with subdirs ##
setcookie ("username", $value, $time, "/");

## Once set, cookie will be accessible in $_COOKIE['cookiename'], and may be used as a value. ##
$username = $_COOKIE['username'];

This is described in detail at php.net:
http://www.php.net/manual/en/function.setcookie.php

knutm

[Chris_Evans]

Thanks! 🙂 I'll reply if it still doesn't work.. should do though.

Chris